Transcript civil war battles review sesh

CIVIL WAR BATTLES
REVIEW SESH
Special Thanks to E Block for their
hard working putting this together
QUESTION:
• Residents used cellars and caves to
withstand the 6 week siege
ANSWER:
• VICKSBURG
QUESTION:
• The Emancipation Proclamation happened
after this battle
ANSWER:
• ANTIETAM
QUESTION:
• The 2nd day began with a charge led by a
Virginian whose last name rhymes with
Cricket!!!
ANSWER:
• Gettysburg
QUESTION:
• This city was bombarded by Union
cannons – scaring the living heck out of
the residents
ANSWER:
• Vicksburg
QUESTION:
This battle was characterized by the
presence on Washington DC residents
who made the trip to watch the battle
unfold
ANSWER:
• Bull Run
QUESTION:
• Cematery Ridge was the hill that Union
troops set up camp after they were chased
out of town in the early hours of this battle
ANSWER:
• Gettysburg
QUESTION:
• This battle’s name – in hebrew – means
“peace”
ANSWER:
• Shiloh
QUESTION:
• By the time this battle was over, Jefferson
Davis had already slipped out of
Richmond
ANSWER:
• Petersburg
QUESTION:
• We learned 3 important things from this
battle: it was going to be a long war, both
sides were unprepared and there would be
lots of deaths
ANSWER:
• Bull Run
QUESTION:
• This battle marked the end of the “War in
the West”
ANSWER:
• Vicksburg
QUESTION:
• The Confederates used a treeless hill to
their advantage at this battle
ANSWER:
• Fredericksburg
QUESTION:
• Wild hogs munched on dead bodies
overnight – in between the two days of
fighting
ANSWER:
• Shiloh
QUESTION:
• This battle had no clear victor – but the
North claimed victory when Lee retreated
into Virginia overnight
ANSWER:
• Antietam
QUESTION:
• This was the first official battle of the war
ANSWER:
• Bull Run
QUESTION:
• Which battle did the rebels break their
traditional fighting style and beat the Union
in the woods?
ANSWER:
• Chancellorsville
QUESTION:
• Stonewall Jackson died in this battle
ANSWER:
• Chancellorsville
QUESTION:
• No one ever thought that one quick trip to
look for shoes would have ended in this!
ANSWER:
• Gettysburg
QUESTION:
• Irving McDowell was the scapegoat at this
battle
ANSWER:
• Bull Run
QUESTION:
• General Buell arriving with fresh troops on
day two of this battle gave the Union a
much needed breath of fresh air
ANSWER:
• Shiloh
QUESTION:
• General Lee – the best, brightest
Confederate General – made a grave
mistake in this battle – and admitted that is
cost the Confederacy a lot of lives at the
end of this battle
ANSWER:
• Gettysburg
QUESTION:
• Once the tide came in – the path in this
battle became much smaller – making it a
lot more dangerous for the approaching
regiments
ANSWER:
• Fort Wagner
QUESTION:
• Which battle was led by Joseph Hooker
ANSWER:
• Chancellorsville
QUESTION:
• George McClellan was fired after this
battle
ANSWER:
• Antietam
CONGRATS – U R DONE!!!
• Keep studying – the test is on Thursday
April 24th…..